Indie 2016 for PC — top best games in the Indie genre

My Summer Car - a game in the Indie genre

Arcade, Racing, Adventure, Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Open world, Survival

Early Access: PC → 24 October 2016

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Hot Finnish cocktail of a third-person survival simulator and car arcade. The player is given complete freedom of action in a large open world of...

Scrap Mechanic

Simulation, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Construction, Sandbox, Survival

Early Access: PC → 20 January 2016

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 90/100

A simulator with elements of survival and sandbox, where construction and engineering creativity become the main tools for exploring the world. After...

Feed and Grow: Fish

Arcade, Action, Simulation, Third-person view, Indie, Survival, Online

Early Access: PC → 8 January 2016

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 80/100

Feed and Grow: Fish is a dynamic action game with a third-person view and elements of a survival simulator. In the game you have to go to conquer the...

Everspace

Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike, Space, Action

Early Access: PC → 14 September 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Everspace is a space simulator created on the basis of the Unreal Engine 4. You can expect randomly generated levels, a non-linear plot, advanced...

Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem

Role-playing game, Slasher, Hack and slash, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Early Access: PC → 24 March 2016

Players: 8/10

Steam: 56/100

Metacritic: 60/100

Role-playing adventure action game with an isometric camera in the dark medieval fantasy setting, Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem invites you to take on the...

Gloria Victis: Medieval MMORPG

Role-playing game, Online, Action, Third-person view, MMO, Medieval era, Open world, Indie

Early Access: PC → 10 June 2016

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 66/100

A realistic MMO action game in which players explore a breathtaking, atmospheric world inspired by the Witcher and Gothic series. In the game you can...

Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades

Shooter, Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Virtual Reality (VR), Sandbox

Early Access: PC → 5 April 2016

Steam: 97/100

Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades is a fun weapon simulator with a first-person view for HTC Vive virtual reality devices. You have to go on an...

Bullet Force

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Indie

Early Access: PC → 14 June 2016

Players: 5.9/10

Steam: 66/100

Bullet Force is an indie first-person shooter in the style of Counter-Strike. The game provides the player with ample opportunities to customize the...

Tower Unite

Arcade, Online, Simulation, Shooter, MMO, Golf, First-person view, Third-person view, Top-down view, Sports game, Indie, Casual game

Early Access: PC → 9 April 2016

Steam: 89/100

A multiplayer sandbox with an emphasis on online interaction and a variety of mini-games. At the core is a living world that develops together with...

Flat Heroes

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Indie, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Early Access: PC → 8 September 2016

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Flat Heroes is a minimalist top-down arcade action game. You have to compete with your opponent in intense competitions. The game provides both local...

Hacker Evolution IMMERSION

Simulation, Futurism (Future), Logic, Indie, Action

Early Access: PC → 29 July 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 25/100

Hacker Evolution IMMERSION is a hacker simulator in a futuristic setting. Humanity is about to enter the next stage of evolution. You will have to...

Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander

Role-playing game, Strategy, Business / Management, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Turn-based, Exploration, Space, Indie

Early Access: PC → 20 April 2016

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander is a management strategy with role-playing elements in a sci-fi setting. You have to take command of an old powerful...

Golf With Your Friends

Arcade, Golf, Sports game, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Simulation, Online, Casual game

Early Access: PC → 30 January 2016

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Golf With Your Friends is a fun sports arcade game dedicated to golf. Exciting matches await you, designed for cooperative play by up to 12 people...

Initia: Elemental Arena

Online, Action, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Early Access: PC → 29 April 2016

Steam: 25/100

Initia: Elemental Arena is a multiplayer action game with a first-person perspective. Players will have to try on the role of magicians and use...

Infinite Minigolf

Arcade, Golf, Third-person view, Sports game, Indie, Virtual Reality (VR)

Early Access: PC → 6 October 2016

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Infinite Minigolf is an arcade sports game with a third-person view dedicated to mini-golf and supporting virtual reality devices HTC Vive, OSVR...

Earth Liberation

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Action, Indie

Early Access: PC → 15 December 2016

Steam: 31/100

Earth Liberation is a futuristic real-time strategy from Russian developers from PoRovoz Studios. The game takes place in the distant future, where...

Last Leviathan

Action, Shooter, Warships / Submarines, Puzzle, Indie

Early Access: PC → 22 June 2016

Last Leviathan is a shipbuilding simulator with a detailed physics model. You will construct combat ships and test them against monsters that inhabit...

AuroraRL

Role-playing game, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Science fiction

Early Access: PC → 8 April 2016

AuroraRL is a sci-fi RPG with turn-based combat and a procedurally generated world. You have to become the captain of a large starship and go to...

Starr Mazer: DSP

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Side view, Indie, Arcade

Early Access: PC → 26 August 2016

Steam: 68/100

Starr Mazer: DSP is a side-scrolling arcade shoot ’em up with role-playing elements and a roguelike take on the lives-and-continues system. A...

Base Squad 49

Arcade, Shooter, Top-down view, Indie

Early Access: PC → 3 May 2016

Base Squad 49 is an arcade shooter with a top view. You have to destroy countless hordes of zombies and other various monsters. You will become a...

Klepto

Simulation, Adventure, Business / Management, Action, Indie

Early Access: PC → 30 June 2016

Steam: 25/100

This burglary simulator takes place in open-world neighborhoods where players explore homes, break in and steal to build a reputation in the criminal...

Stable Orbit

Simulation, Futurism (Future), Indie, Strategy, Space

Early Access: PC → 14 October 2016

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 51/100

Stable Orbit is a sci-fi simulator that will send you to conquer outer space. You will be able to manage your own space station, explore starry space...

Star Rogue

Free game, Space, Side view, Indie, Platformer, Science fiction, Roguelike, Action

Early Access: PC → 1 February 2016

Steam: 91/100

The main character is a space marine who must clear the space station from hostile robots and aliens. In each playthrough, the hero encounters a...

30 IMPOSSIBLE LEVELS

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Action

Early Access: PC → 25 April 2016

Players: 5.9/10

30 IMPOSSIBLE LEVELS is a super-hardcore side-scrolling platformer set in a bloody apocalyptic setting. According to the plot, Lucifer was able to...

Sunset Rangers

Action, Shooter, MMO, First-person view, Third-person view, Indie, Survival, Open world

Early Access: PC → 28 November 2016

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 45/100

Sunset Rangers is a multiplayer online shooter with first and third person views. The game is a sandbox where the open world is randomly generated...

Blast Brawl 2: Bloody Boogaloo

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Side view, Slasher, Platformer

Early Access: PC → 26 October 2016

Steam: 95/100

Blast Brawl 2: Bloody Boogaloo is an arcade side-scrolling indie fighting game from the developers from the Mind's Eye Games studio. A hardcore game...

Shadow Of Nebula

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Indie

Early Access: PC → 1 March 2016

Steam: 90/100

Shadow Of Nebula is a sci-fi point & click adventure in a cyberpunk setting. The game takes players to the year 3102, when humanity has already...

Steno Arcade

Arcade, Educational game (Education), Music game, Indie, Free game, Casual game

Early Access: PC → 30 March 2016

Steam: 76/100

Steno Arcade is a shareware arcade educational rhythm game that trains your typing skills in a very interesting way. Your task is to help perform...

Lifeless

Action, Shooter, Online, MMO, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Free game, Zombies

Early Access: PC → 16 June 2016

Players: 4.7/10

Steam: 37/100

A multiplayer action game with survival elements set in a zombie apocalypse world. Three factions share the territory in the game: civilians and...

Johnny Graves – The Unchosen One

Action, Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Role-playing game

Early Access: PC → 16 June 2016

Steam: 30/100

Johnny Graves – The Unchosen One is an action-adventure game with an isometric camera view. The game takes place in New York in 1979. Graves' Johnny...

Garbage Day

Arcade, Action, First-person view, Indie, Sandbox

Early Access: PC → 18 January 2016

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 32/100

Garbage Day is a first-person arcade shooter. The game is inspired by the idea embodied in the movie "Groundhog Day". Every day, the main character...

Gyrodisc Super League

Arcade, Action, Sports game, Indie

Early Access: PC → 4 March 2016

Steam: 25/100

Gyrodisc Super League is a bright, sports game based on discus throwing. Up to four people can compete in the game. There are various types of...

Man O' War: Corsair

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Action, Indie

Early Access: PC → 15 April 2016

Steam: 63/100

Set in the Warhammer world and based on Games Workshop’s Man O' War tabletop game, this naval adventure blends action and role-playing elements. The...

Paddle Up

Sports game, Virtual Reality (VR), Indie

Early Access: PC → 24 August 2016

Steam: 85/100

Paddle Up is a virtual reality sports game about table tennis, where players practise their shots and compete against other players or robots. Its...

Formicide

Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Free game, Indie

Early Access: PC → 26 September 2016

Steam: 82/100

Formicide is a multiplayer 2D platformer about teams of ants fighting in destructible arenas. Players choose from eight classes with different...

Fall of Freya

Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Action, Indie, Casual game

Early Access: PC → 30 September 2016

Fall of Freya is a sci-fi shooter with a first-person view. The events of the game take place in a laboratory controlled by artificial intelligence...

Marooners

Arcade, Action, Online, Board / Group Game, Indie, Mini-game / browser-based, Casual game

Early Access: PC → 24 March 2016

Steam: 61/100

Marooners is an arcade, cooperative action game from independent developers from the M2H studio. The game is designed for a fun group of friends...

Bolt Riley, A Reggae Adventure

Adventure, Indie, Point & Click, Music game, Detective, Mini-game / browser-based

Early Access: PC → 20 April 2016

Steam: 41/100

This 2D point-and-click adventure follows a young musician’s path to fame in Jamaica. Bolt Riley, a poor boy from Trenchtown, struggles to survive...

Star Rangers XE

Simulation, Adventure, Indie

Early Access: PC → 6 July 2016

Steam: 28/100

This space simulation adventure focuses on exploring the Solar System and building on other worlds. The player takes the role of an astronaut recruit...

IOMoon

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Virtual Reality (VR), Indie, Simulation

Early Access: PC → 27 April 2016

Steam: 80/100

IOMoon is an action-adventure game with a first-person view for virtual reality devices HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. You have to go to explore Jupiter's...

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Best Games in the Indie genre of 2016 for PC (Early Access)